The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-16
CHURCH MATTERS.

Semi-Annual Meeting of Indianapolis Dis
trict NJ f.. Conference.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
BRAZIL. Ind, June 1.-THE Indianapolis
district conference Indiana Conference. NJ E.
Church, closed its semi-annual session at Cory
night Presiding Elder Halstead presided
and Rev w. F. Sheridan acted secretary.
The opening sermon was preached by Rev. FL.
L. Beals, of Monrovia. The literary features
included 1.-The New Theology paper by Rev.
Mr.. Sheridan; "What has been accomplished by
missionsa' paper by Rev w. B. Collins Of
Mooresville; as physical death the result of the
fallf' a debate; affirmative. Rev t. d. Welker,
of Martinsville; negative, Rev. J. E. Steele, of
Ames Nj. E. Church, Indianapolis; ministerial
institute Revs. G. F. Cumer, of West Newton,
and j. F. Woodruff. of Brooklyn, critics.
sermons by Rev. Dr. Poucher. of DePauw. and
Rev. j. b. Likely. of Mooresville. Rev. Drs.
Poucher and VIM. NJ. Earring represented the
educational interests. and Mrs. Kelley, confer
ence secretary, aud Mrs. Belle A. Mansfield,
of Greencastle, the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society The greatest interest of the former
in securing the districts share of the $15, 900
assumed by the conference toward the endow
ment of DePauw University Only about Eve
hundred dollars were yet wanting to complete
the amount. This is a part of the $50, 900 as
sumed by the four conferences of the State. An
effort is now making to raise the entire amount
The following were licensed to preach: ". J.
Knox, of Brooklyn; Charles Webb, S. S. Stokes,
of Greencastle; Joel Blue, of Spencer and Fl. S.
Ried, Of Quincy. Charles A. Martin, Wilbur +.
Nelson, J. A. r. Gahrng and William NJ. Ried,
all Of DePauw senior class, were recommended
to the Indiana Conference, which meets at In
danapolis, Sept 81, Bishop Bowman presiding.
The conference was unusually interesting and
business-like in its work.
An extract from the presiding elders report is
appended:
I'm the district twenty-one charges held
by fourteen elders, six licentiates and one local
preacher. There are eight stations, twelve cir
cults and a mission church in South Green
castle. All these churches have ability to give
tho pastors a comfortable support save one. The
Aggregate for gospel support is slightly in ad-
vance of the previous year, and payments to
date also in advance. The benevolent
sessments to the charges the same as last
year, with one two exceptions, and the indi-
cations are that at least the larger collections
the district is increasing The revival work of
the winter and year in the churches has not been
so great in visible results as last year. The
versions will probably number 200. and the ad-
ditions fully equal to this. There has been
largo amount of work done in the way of i'm
proyement and repairs of churches and parson-
ages Near the opening of winter the
church of Quincy was dedicated and the church
at West Indianapolis has been completed and
dedicated with subscription to pay out So, 700.
BLACKBOARD street Church has been repaired and
rebuilt to the extent of So 000 covered by sub
scription. Much standing debt has been paid.
We have church of our own in every
preaching place class in the district except at
Longanecker's schoolhouse and at Friendswood,
a class lately organized"